Myanmar Era
E385632
Myanmar Era is the traditional lunisolar calendar system historically used in Myanmar for marking years, religious festivals, and cultural events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Myanmar Era canonical | 2 |
| Burmese era | 1 |
| Myanmar Era (ME) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3755083 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Myanmar Era Context triple: [Burmese calendar, alsoKnownAs, Myanmar Era]
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Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung Dynasty was the last ruling royal dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), known for its territorial expansion, conflicts with British colonial powers, and eventual fall leading to British annexation of the country.
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Toungoo Dynasty
The Toungoo Dynasty was a powerful Burmese royal dynasty that unified much of mainland Southeast Asia in the 16th century and laid the foundations for the early modern Burmese state.
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C.
Sangkum era
The Sangkum era was a period of relative peace and modernization in Cambodia under Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s rule from the mid-1950s to 1970, marked by political consolidation and cultural flourishing before the country’s descent into war.
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D.
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
The Hanthawaddy Kingdom was a powerful Mon-speaking Buddhist kingdom in Lower Burma (Myanmar) that flourished as a major political and commercial center in mainland Southeast Asia from the 13th to 16th centuries.
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E.
Intha Burmese
Intha Burmese is a regional variety of the Burmese language spoken primarily by the Intha people around Inle Lake in Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Myanmar Era Target entity description: Myanmar Era is the traditional lunisolar calendar system historically used in Myanmar for marking years, religious festivals, and cultural events.
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A.
Konbaung Dynasty
The Konbaung Dynasty was the last ruling royal dynasty of Burma (Myanmar), known for its territorial expansion, conflicts with British colonial powers, and eventual fall leading to British annexation of the country.
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B.
Toungoo Dynasty
The Toungoo Dynasty was a powerful Burmese royal dynasty that unified much of mainland Southeast Asia in the 16th century and laid the foundations for the early modern Burmese state.
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C.
Sangkum era
The Sangkum era was a period of relative peace and modernization in Cambodia under Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s rule from the mid-1950s to 1970, marked by political consolidation and cultural flourishing before the country’s descent into war.
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D.
Hanthawaddy Kingdom
The Hanthawaddy Kingdom was a powerful Mon-speaking Buddhist kingdom in Lower Burma (Myanmar) that flourished as a major political and commercial center in mainland Southeast Asia from the 13th to 16th centuries.
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E.
Intha Burmese
Intha Burmese is a regional variety of the Burmese language spoken primarily by the Intha people around Inle Lake in Myanmar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage of Myanmar
ⓘ
lunisolar calendar ⓘ traditional calendar system ⓘ |
| alignsWith | solar year via intercalation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Burmese calendar
ⓘ
Burmese calendar ⓘ
surface form:
Myanmar calendar
|
| calendarType | lunisolar ⓘ |
| countryUsedIn | Myanmar ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
central to Burmese religious life
ⓘ
framework for traditional festivals ⓘ |
| eraStartLocation | Sri Ksetra ⓘ |
| eraStartYearGregorianApprox | 638 ⓘ |
| governingDiscipline | Burmese astrology ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
lunar months
ⓘ
solar year ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
leap years with intercalary month
ⓘ
variable month lengths ⓘ |
| hasIntercalaryDay | extra day in certain years ⓘ |
| hasIntercalaryMonth | second Waso ⓘ |
| hasMonthCount | 12 regular months ⓘ |
| historicallyUsedFor |
astrological almanacs
ⓘ
inscriptions ⓘ royal chronicles ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist calendrical traditions
ⓘ
Hindu calendar systems ⓘ Indian lunisolar calendars ⓘ |
| majorFestivalDeterminedBy |
Tazaungdaing
ⓘ
Thadingyut ⓘ Thingyan ⓘ Waso ⓘ |
| primaryReligionAssociated |
Theravada
ⓘ
surface form:
Theravada Buddhism
|
| relationshipToGregorianCalendar | coexists with Gregorian calendar in modern Myanmar ⓘ |
| stillUsedFor |
horoscopes
ⓘ
religious observances ⓘ traditional holidays ⓘ |
| timeUnit |
day
ⓘ
month ⓘ year ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroups |
Bamar
ⓘ
Mon ⓘ Arakan ⓘ
surface form:
Rakhine
Shan (with variants) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Buddhist ceremonies
ⓘ
astrological purposes ⓘ cultural events ⓘ marking years ⓘ religious festivals ⓘ |
| yearNumbering | counts years from traditional Burmese epoch ⓘ |
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Subject: Myanmar Era Description of subject: Myanmar Era is the traditional lunisolar calendar system historically used in Myanmar for marking years, religious festivals, and cultural events.
Referenced by (4)
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